One bruise after another...

Grumpy after this mornings' fall.

"See my bruises?! I'm a rough and tumble type of girl!"

Lately it seems as if Brinlie's head is glutton for punishment. Last week she hit her head twice on two different decks. Then just this morning, she fell while walking down the street (with her hands in her pockets, ugh!) and hit her head on the sidewalk. I feel so bad for her! The top picture is from this morning's incident and the bottom one is from last week. I just hope she doesn't have any bruises when I want to have pictures done. Maybe I'll just have to wrap her up in bubble wrap that week!!!

Building Vocabulary!

Over the past couple of weeks, we've really seen a "language explosion" with Brinlie! I went from worrying that she wasn't saying enough words to, "did you just say what I think you said?" Here's a list of what Brin can now say (although some not as clearly as others)

Hi/Bye-bye
Dog
Please/"thank you"
Outside
Up /Down
Mom/momma/mommy
Dad/dada/daddy
Dax/Daxie/Roo-roo
Mo (for Mocha)
Baby
Socks
Neigh (for horse)
ice cream
banana
blueberries
cheese
disgusting
gross
pretty
purple/blue/yellow/green/brown/black
happy
tree
chair
"Come on"
"Up here"
Pig
Pen/paper
purse
moo (for cow)
Meow (for cat)
Duck
book
no/"yeah"
nose/eye/ear/hair/head/chin/cheek/knee/elbow/toes/foot/teeth
fishes
more/all done
Nini (for Nicky--her babysitter)
Cole & Rae (children of babysitter Nicky)
Baba (for Grandpa)
Ni-night
one/two/three
uh-oh
peepee/poopoo
on/off
apple
bird
shoes (this girl LOVES shoes!!!!)
"shhhh"
bus
go
nice
sorry
panties/diaper
"wash" for washing her hands



That's about all that I've got right now. I know there's more that I just haven't written down. I can't believe my baby is no longer a baby, but growing into a little girl. :)

Bath Time

Brin climbing her Daddy after her bath.

She really does like getting water poured over her!

Brin absolutely LOVES bathtime. Every night she will ask for a bubble bath before bedtime. It's so cute the way she just says bubbles, bubbles, bubbles over and over as she runs upstairs. She will even get into the dresser and grab her pajamas. I'm so glad that she loves bathtime and water. It makes for a much easier bedtime routine! And this summer should be lots of fun with all of the water activities! Only one more week of work for Mommy and then she and Brin will be traveling fools. (OK, maybe not that much because I'm determined to get her potty trained before I return back to work in August!)

Hooray for outside play!

Doesn't she look thrilled to be locked in the swing?! Truth is, she thinks she doesn't need all of the restraints!

Brin playing on her new swing set.

A few weeks ago we got Brin her first swing set. I was so excited to find this great deal on c-list. Since the weather has been getting warmer (with the exception of this weekend:() Brin LOVES to play outside. The first thing she says when we get home from the babysitter's house is "outside, outside. Peese? "Please" She's too cute and really is quite the outdoors girl. Brin also has a sand and water table on the deck that she will literally spend hours playing with if I let her. Luckily she always wears her hat outside (I told her she can't play outside without it!). I'll post some pics of her sand and water table when I get a chance. She also loves smelling all of the flowers and helping us weed. She's quite the helper and such a good little girl. I can't believe how quickly she's growing up. After Mommy is finished with work next week the adventures in potty training will begin. Wish us luck and let us in on any secrets you have!

Happy Mother's Day!

Brin and I just want to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day! We hope your day is as good as ours! :)

Nosker visit

A couple of weekends ago Grandma and Grandpa N. and Aunt Lois came for a visit. Since then, Brin's Daddy had the flu and Brin had a 12 hour stomach virus. That was quite the week. Thank goodness they came before we had 2/3 of our little family sick. Here are some pics from their visit.

The Nosker extended family.

Aunt Lois and Brin running the trail at the Nature center we explored.

It snowed the day before we went on our nature hike. Here we are borrowing our friend Kate's polar bear sled. Thanks Kate!

Easter fun!

Over Easter Brin got to participate in 2 egg hunts with her cousins. It was sure nice to see her cousin Jade! We hadn't seen her since Thanksgiving and we sure do miss her! Dying eggs was quite the adventure with multiple little ones all wanting to participate and splash around with the eggs. It was a fast and furious trip that left Mommy exhausted! The weather in UT was great, but we returned home to snow. (Sorry friends that we didn't get to see you...we ran around with family non-stop from the moment we flew in Friday night to Sunday afternoon!! WHEW!)

Brin checking to see if there's any candy hidden in her eggs.

Brin and Jade at Grandma W's house.

Addy, Brin, Chloe, Georgia and Jade at the Easter Egg dying party at Grandma S's house.